: a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
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That’s quite the crowd of genre and fanboy fare ahead of the Thanksgiving stretch.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Early Robinhood investor Malka, whom Tenev calls his mentor and whose firm has already profited on its stake by more than $5 billion by Forbes’ estimates, is an unabashed Tenev fanboy.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Both are far from the revolutionary 3% figures that Trump’s most ardent fanboys are claiming.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Gramm is a bit of a Reagan fanboy, but his basic point is valid.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Early Robinhood investor Malka, whom Tenev calls his mentor and whose firm has already profited on its stake by more than $5 billion by Forbes’ estimates, is an unabashed Tenev fanboy.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Both are far from the revolutionary 3% figures that Trump’s most ardent fanboys are claiming.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Gramm is a bit of a Reagan fanboy, but his basic point is valid.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Fanboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanboy. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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